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DISH WASHING MACHINE. No. 361,320. Patented Apr. 19, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFF CE.

DANIEL B. PEGK, OF JACKSON, MICHIGAN.

DISH-WASHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No; 361,320, dated April 19,1881 Application fl lod July 27, 1886. Serial 110,209,252. (No model.)

.To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LDANIEL B. PEOK, of Jackson, in the'cou-nty of Jackson and State a of Michigan, have invented certain new and to be afull, clear,

useful Improvements in Dish-Washing Machines; and I'do hereby declare the following and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in a perforated dish-support, and-proyided-with' being 'to providea chea dish-washing machines, the object of the same durable, and simple machine, by the useiof which dishes can be washedwith very much greater rapidity-and more thoroughly than by the methods hitherto 'in use; and with these ends inn-view my-in-- relation-consists iii an agitator located beneath wings adapted to throw water in every con-'- ceivable direction.

L My invention furtherconsists in a dish-suph as will be hereinafter descr'ibed,and pointed intheclaims. v I In the accompanyingd'rawings,, .Figure1 is a "vi'ew'ofjthe machine;

the receptacle being.

partially broken'away tovex'pose' the dish-sup? I port andagitator, Fig. '2'is a detached view r the; dislnsupport, and, Fig. 3i's a detached yiewof the agitator,

, 'its'bottom for drawing oil the water. The tub represents" the dishtnb; En; .consistfs,- v preferably, of a cylind'ricz'tl. tub with sides straightor'flaring, maybe found most conv'enie'nt. The 'tnbjA is supported. upon asuitablebaseyB, and provided with a faucet,'a, at

-A is further provided, a short distance above 1 its bottom,'with aperforated dish-support, C.

The support '(lis conveniently constructedof wire woyenin coarse meshes and attached to a circular wire rim, 0, which has a diameter just great enough'to allow the support to drop withinthe tab to the desir'ed'point above lthe bottom in case the-tub is dining, orto freelyslide within the tub down onto suitablesup-- stices between which arepreferably narrower,

as thesebands are of less diameter, and extending upward from the bands are a series of props or spring-clamps, D, for holding cups, bowls, and the like in reversed positions thereon, and] for receiving between them the edges of plates, saucers, and the like, and holding the same apart from one another and standing on their edges.

An upright shaft, E, is journaled :at its lower end in suitable bearings, e, in the bottom of the tub, and extends upwardly threngh the center of the supportG, and through a cross-bar, cl, or through the two-part cover F.

Laterally-extending twisted arms or blades'G. aresecured to the shaft E, below the dishsupport, two of the arms G being preferably longer and two shorter, as shown-in the draw in'gs. The twist of the arms or blades is such that whenthe shaft is rotated and the arms are thereby forced laterally through the water, they'wi-ll throw the water from their edges in all directions upwardly and outwardly therefrom, the shorter arms being set at different angles from the longer arms, and causing anincreased velocity of jets near the central por tion of the dish-support,

The upperend of the, shaft E is journaled in an upright bracket, H, securedto the crossbar d or cover F, and is provided with a'pin .ion, h, adapted to mesh with an annular gear on the side of an operating-wheel, I. The wheel Iis mounted on a stub-axle set in the side of the bracket, and is provided with a 'handle, i. .The two halves of the cover Fare each conveniently provided with knobs f, for convenience in removing and adjusting the same.

The operation is as follows: Place the cups, bowls, &c.-, in an inverted position ,onthe. props D, and the plates, saucers, 850., between two or more successive pro'ps--the larger plates the farthest away from the center; -Pour in soft water enough to cover the arms of the agitator, anda'ddf a" little soft soap or hard soap dissolved in water. Rotate the shaft E briskly forwardly and backwardly. Draw ofi --the dirty water, add clear soft water, agitate as before, and draw the waterofi'. The dishes may now be removed and wiped with a dry cloth, or they may be left to drip. The whole 5 operation will not occupy more than five minu es. 7

To remove the agitator and dish-support for cleansing purposes, remove the bracket H from the cross-bar and raise the shaft E and dishsupport, tilting them out at the larger opening at the top. 1

It is evident that springs might be used to retain the plates, saucers, &c., in position, as shown at i, and that many slight changes in r the form and arrangement of the several parts might be made without departing from the spirit and scopevof my invention; hence I do -not wish to limit myself, strictly, to the construction herein set forth.

I am aware that it is not newto locate an agitator in the bottom of a tub below a perforated dish-support and rotate the same by means of gear,- and hence I do not claim the same, broadly; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isl 1. The combinationfwith a suitable dishreceptacle and a skeleton disk-shaped dishsupport mounted horizontally near the lower end ofthe receptacle, said dish-support being provided with upright holders for retaining .the dishes in position, of the alternate long and short twisted or curved arms extending perpendicularly from the rotary shaft directly 5 beneath the dish-support, and the gear mechanism for operating the washer, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with a suitable dishreceptacle having a two part cover and a 40 skeleton disk-shaped dish support mounted horizontally in the receptacle near its lower end, said dish-support being provided with several concentric sets of bandsand upright spring-clamps and holders for retaining dishes of various form in position, of the alternate long and short twisted or curved'arms extending perpendicularly from the rotary shaft into the space between the dish-support and hottom of the receptacle, and the detachable gearoperating mechanism at the top of the washer, substantially as set forth.

In testimony wh'ereofI have signed thisspecification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DANIEL B. PECK. \Vituesses:

E. A. CLEMENT, CHAS. E. SNOW. 

